A few days later, I took a plane to the filming location, Hanshan Lake on Tiantai, which is the main battlefield of the movie.
"Brother Jing, long time no see."
"Brother Duan is fat!"
"Hello, Brother Jun!"
Su Ze greeted the others warmly. Although they had never worked together formally, they often saw each other on other occasions. Needless to say, Duan was familiar with Wu Jing, and Hu Jun was a senior fellow in China Drama.
"Hey, don't call me brother anymore, you are a Grand Slam king!"
"That's right, we can't afford it, right?"
"Stop talking nonsense, when are you going to treat us?"
"Did everyone hear that? Come and fight the rich people!"
Everyone was joking, and Su Ze was speechless. After a while of banter, the three directors arrived, and the first reading officially began.
Cheng Kaige discussed a few words with the other two, stood up and said with a smile: "We are all acquaintances, some have cooperated before, and some are looking forward to cooperating. I am honored to have the opportunity this time."
"Especially Su Ze, I've been watching your dramas in the past few years!"
Everyone burst into laughter, and Su Ze could only stand up and say a few polite words. After all, there were all veterans here, so he was the youngest.
Tsui Hark looked at the young man in front of him with interest. Even if he didn't frequent the mainland, he was very familiar with Su Ze. He was the youngest Grand Slam champion in history.
I have watched a few works, and my favorites are White Night and The Blizzard. The cold-toned atmosphere suits me very well.
Also observing was Lin Chaoxian. As the director with whom Bona worked most closely, the young man in front of him was Fatty Yu's most important cooperation target.
Not only the director, but other actors also have different thoughts about Su Ze. Although they have met Su Ze on other occasions, this is the first time for them to work together.
As an actor, it's one thing to watch a work, but it's another thing to perform on the spot. One thing and ten things are not on the same level at all.
Is it the same to pass one every time and to pass one occasionally?
Therefore, there are many people who are full of scrutiny and observation about the so-called youngest Grand Slam king. They are curious about how this kid can make it to where he is today?
Seeing that the atmosphere was about the same, Cheng Kaige said formally: "In that case, please ask screenwriter Mr. Lan to tell us about the script."
"To be fair, I have been writing this script for five years." Lan Xiaolong saw everyone looking over and said, "Then I discussed with the director and revised it more than 20 times, cutting it from 130,000 words to the current 76,000 words.
A thousand words.”
"Even so, we will definitely continue to revise it. Not only our screenwriters and directors, but also the best actors in the country are here. If you have any suggestions, you can give them."
"We only have one goal..."
"Show your best to the audience!"
"Does anyone have any questions?"
Everyone agreed with a roar, and it must be said that it was a military screenwriter, and the momentum was really different.
Since his debut, he has collaborated with many top screenwriters, such as Gao Mantang, Liu Jiangjiang, the director and screenwriter, and Wu Bai and Fingerprint...
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Each has its own characteristics and style. I can only lament that there are specializations in the art industry.
Listening to the screenwriter's narration, Su Ze carefully took notes, combined with his own research on history, to design the details of Wu Wanli's characters in his mind.
Fatty Yu didn't lie this time. Not to mention anything else, just seeing the filming team of more than 7,000 people was shocking.
If you add the post-production stage, it will be a crew of ten thousand people!
The filming hasn't officially started yet, but when the time comes, there will be 60,000 to 70,000 extras filming together, which is incredible just to hear it.
No wonder we have to find three directors, Cheng Kaige and Xu Kelinchaoxian, to divide the work and cooperate. Even if the three of them work together, each team will have to manage more than 2,000 people. I guess even workaholics will have a headache.
Su Ze is looking forward to how a large project of this level will work. Kong Xue will also come to accompany him, and may even help coordinate and work with the gold medal producer.
A good way to gain experience!
"Let me tell you something about the screenwriter." Seeing Lan Xiaolong speaking, Cheng Kaige said, "Many of you here are old acquaintances, many of whom have worked with me, so I won't talk nonsense."
"This time I am in charge of the literary and drama parts. Director Lin Chaoxian is good at war and action, and Lao Xu is in charge of the overall situation. The three of us divide the work and work together, and discuss things together."
His eyes met the other two, then he scanned the audience and said: "It's rare to have the opportunity to meet such a good team. It's fate that the three of us get together. This time the script is under the control of Teacher Lan, I am absolutely assured!"
Su Ze's eyes lit up after hearing this, what does this mean?
The subtext is that you finally stopped changing the script this time?
Long live!
For example, a top doctor insists on intervening in the work of a pharmacist who is not good at it, and the medicine he prepares in the end poisons people to death?
In the end, you should say whether you should scold me or not.
To be fair, Cheng Kaige, as a fifth-generation director, is still quite good. The reason why he is often scolded is because he likes to randomly change scripts and even writes them himself.
Who can stand it, a layman leading an expert?
From Su Ze's point of view, Xu Kelin was from Hong Kong after all, and he didn't have a deep sense of history, so he asked Cheng Kaige to come. Of course, Lao Mouzi was better, but he was also filming war scenes.
He is responsible for the film's artistic temperament, atmosphere of the times and the shaping of the characters. Because it is adapted from real events, the first two are traceable, but the difficulty lies in character creation.
Of course, these are all business considerations. After all, I have never worked together before and I don’t know a lot of things. But I have met so many crews, and the gossip spread by the outside world is more the responsibility of the producer.
The director has to take care of everything all day long and takes the blame for everything. It's a bit too much to criticize others based on their character.
At least these great directors like Miles Kaige are okay. After decades of marriage, there have been no scandals. Kong Xue has never heard of how he treats actresses through filming, and the people he associates with are all outsiders.
The biggest problem is that you think too highly of yourself!
By the way, I still have a bit of a glass heart.
The first round-up is mainly for everyone to meet each other. After filming separately, each director will discuss it again, and the actors must adapt to different director styles. These are all basic skills.
In the evening, Su Ze entertained guests. The best local restaurant set up a table. As the youngest Wu Wanli, he invited the brothers to dinner and drinks.
The atmosphere is very lively. Wu Jing, Duan Yihong, and Hu Jun are all acquaintances. Ou Hao has just worked with Heroes of Fire, and I have met others on other occasions. Everyone is a scene person, and they are all big men. It’s OK to drink a few glasses of wine.
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"Tell me that you will only make movies in the future." Wu Jing was very happy today. He hugged Su Ze's shoulders and said, "You have already mastered TV dramas. What else is fun?"
"Brother, I am also a director now. Let's come together when the time comes. Shooting action scenes will be more enjoyable!"
"Have you started poaching people?" Before Su Ze could say anything, Duan Yihong laughed and scolded next to him: "What's wrong with the director?"
"You look down on us actors, don't you?"
"Did you guys hear that?"
"I can't bear this, what do you think?"
"I can't bear it anymore, I have to leave!"
"Brother Jing, even I can't help you this time!"
"Hahaha, it's necessary!" This chapter has been completed!